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History revisited: what the isolationist Qing dynasty tells us about Xi Jinping’s China
Promotion of historian who spearheaded rehabilitation of the Qing period prompts speculation that the past is …
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‘What was it for?’: the mental toll of China’s three years in Covid lockdowns
As the government abandons ‘zero Covid’, it may take decades for ordinary Chinese people to recover – and many…
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China v Jimmy Lai: a tycoon, a trial and the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law
The Hong Kong figure has been subjected to a ‘travesty of justice’ because the Communist party regard his powe…
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‘The authorities will step up control’: where next for China after protests?
After mass demonstrations against Covid lockdowns, experts say Xi Jinping’s response will be a further gradual…
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Is China finally about to relax its zero-Covid policy?
People with Covid who have mild or no symptoms can now quarantine at home, but PCR tests are still required to…
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Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin’s body arrives in Beijing
Coffin was earlier driven through Shanghai in choreographed scene contrasting with recent protestsThe body of …
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‘This feels so much like Hong Kong’: territory’s solidarity with Chinese uprising
Veterans of Hong Kong’s 2019 protests see echoes in mainland’s anti-Covid anger, but fear a similar outcomeJac…
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Depressed, powerless, angry: why frustration at China’s zero-Covid is spilling over
Public protests are the most visible signs of anger and scepticism over latest series of draconian lockdownsVi…
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Anti-lockdown protests spread in China as anger rises over zero-Covid strategy
Beijing students shout ‘freedom will prevail’, as Urumqi fire prompts levels of disobedience unprecedented in …
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China’s Covid fatalities test commitment to relaxing restrictions
Rapidly rising cases and three deaths in Beijing push back hopes of an end to strict quarantine rules and snap…
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Death of baby in China incites anger on social media over ‘zero Covid’ rules
Four-month-old denied treatment as she tested negative for coronavirus and family was told case not urgentThe …
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Xi Jinping’s cordial tone at G20 does not herald softer foreign policy
Apparent rapprochement with western leaders does not mean China is about to ditch its ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy…
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Xi Jinping tells China’s army to focus on preparation for war
President says China in an ‘unstable and uncertain’ security situation amid tensions over TaiwanXi Jinping has…
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Bao Tong, former top aide of Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, dies at 90
Senior Communist party official jailed over Tiananmen democracy movement became one of party’s most vociferous…
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Hong Kong police seize secretary of aid fund for democracy protesters
Sze Ching-wee and other pro-democracy figures had just stood trial over setting up of now-disbanded 612 Humani…